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SIBA purchases majority shareholding in Flying Firkin Distribution
IBA has purchased a majority shareholding in Flying Firkin Distribution Ltd (FFD) as...
2018 will see new CAMRA Chairman
AMRA will be welcoming a new National Chairman next year, when Colin Valentine will...
Marston’s Preliminary Results for 52 weeks ended 30 September
arston's has announced its preliminary results for the 52 weeks to 30th...
Greene King Interim Results
reene King has published its interim results for the 24 weeks to 15 October 2017....
British Guild of Beer Writers’ Awards
A drian Tierney-Jones has been named Beer Writer of the Year 2017 at the British Guild of Beer Writers’ annual awards...
CAMRA and Drinkaware announce the first ever London low alcohol beer competition
AMRA North London will be hosting the first ever competition to find the best low...
News
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby on a deal that will see the UK brewer and pub retailer become the new Official Ale Partner of the premiership club. Greene King’s association will run for seven seasons from the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign and will...
Fuller’s invests in new robots for cask racking line
Fuller’s invests in new robots for cask racking line, the two new robots have been installed at its brewery in Chiswick, London. The robots have been named after two former Fuller’s team members, Brendan Bray and Richard Keith. The Brendan robot stacks and de-stacks...
Thornbridge plans new cask brew house
Thornbridge plans new cask brew house. Thornbridge brewery is continuing to pursue further investment in expansion as it draws up plans for the next stage of development at its site in Bakewell. Thornbridge CEO, Simon Webster, explains, "Late last summer we made a...
New Chair of Parliamentary Beer Group Elected
New Chair of Parliamentary Beer Group Elected, Mike Wood MP has been elected Chairman at the Inaugural Meeting of the Group in the new Parliament. The previous Chairman, Graham Evans lost his seat in the recent General Election. Mike joined the Beer Group after he...
Brewer of the Year named by Parliamentary Beer Group
Brewer of the Year named by Parliamentary Beer Group, Purity Brewing Company’s director of brewing Flo Vialan has been named ‘Brewer of the Year’ at the All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group Beer Awards. The highly-prized and prestigious award is one of only a small...
SIBA Calls for Clarity around Craft Brewing
SIBA calls for clarity around craft brewing, SIBA has today highlighted the need for greater clarity for beer drinkers* following a number of buyouts of previously independent craft breweries in the UK by global beer companies, including Camden Town, Meantime,...
Ale Trail
Cask Ale Week 2017
Cask Ale Week 2017 is fast approaching and will be running 21st September to the 1st October. To celebrate cask ale and promote it to more consumers there will be beer festivals, tastings, brewery open days, promotions and competitions. Here are details of some of the...
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians. Cask Marque's own Paul Nunny has been honoured by Parliament for his contribution to the beer industry. Paul was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the All Party Parliamentary Beer...
SIBA’s Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF
SIBA's Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF. SIBA has announced it will be partnering with CAMRA for this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) at Olympia London, as part of their continued support for British beer. SIBA’s...
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby on a deal that will see the UK brewer and pub retailer become the new Official Ale Partner of the premiership club. Greene King’s association will run for seven seasons from the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign and will...
Fuller’s invests in new robots for cask racking line
Fuller’s invests in new robots for cask racking line, the two new robots have been installed at its brewery in Chiswick, London. The robots have been named after two former Fuller’s team members, Brendan Bray and Richard Keith. The Brendan robot stacks and de-stacks...
Thornbridge plans new cask brew house
Thornbridge plans new cask brew house. Thornbridge brewery is continuing to pursue further investment in expansion as it draws up plans for the next stage of development at its site in Bakewell. Thornbridge CEO, Simon Webster, explains, "Late last summer we made a...
Cask Ale
‘Beer, Beechwoods and Brewing’
‘Beer, Beechwoods and Brewing' by Brakspear takes place Friday 22 September, as part of the Chilterns Walking Festival, sponsored by Brakspear. It is free of charge to walkers, starting and finishing at the Bull on Bell Street in Henley, followed by a free tour of the...
Champion Beer of Britain 2017
The winner of CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain 2017 has just been announced. Goats Milk, brewed by Church End Brewery, has taken the top gong at the Great British Beer Festival. The Warwickshire brewery, originally located in an old coffin shop, has won on the opening...
CAMRA Urges Tax Break for Pubs
CAMRA urges tax break for pubs by calling on the Government to stop viable community pubs from being driven out of business by introducing a £5,000 annual reduction on their rocketing business rates. Reviews of business rates across England are seeing many pubs hit...
Majority of British Adults Say Beer Duty is Too High
CAMRA is urging the Government to turn back the clock and freeze beer duty once again, as new research confirms that the majority of British adults say beer duty is too high. Research carried out by YouGov[1] has found that 55% of people who expressed an opinion...
Cyclops Moves to Cask Marque
After a successful 10 years of establishing itself as the industry’s preferred tasting note system, Cyclops moves to Cask Marque. David Bremner, Director of Marketing for Robinsons Brewery and one of the founders of Cyclops, explains: “We originally developed Cyclops...
Cask Ale Week 2017 Updates
Cask Ale Week 2017 Updates Cask Ale Week 2017 is fast approaching and will be running 21st September to the 1st October. To celebrate cask ale and promote it to more consumers there will be beer festivals, tastings, brewery open days, promotions and competitions. Here...
Beer and Food
Wandering Brewer Project launches with XT
ome of Britain’s best breweries have joined The Wandering Brewer Project in a bid to show beer fans what can happen when passionate and talented brewers come together. The project, led by Charles Wells’ Head Brewer Ian Jones,...
New Stout Collaboration by St Austell and New Riga’s Brewery
t Austell Brewery’s latest collaboration ale, Black Square Russian Imperial Stout comes in from the cold and into the cooler this week, following time spent maturing in oak barrels to bring the authentic brew to its very best condition....
Price of a pint no longer deemed to be affordable
he tradition of going to the pub is becoming an unaffordable luxury for the majority of Brits as new research shows that just 15% of UK beer drinkers now think that the price of a pint in the UK is either very or fairly affordable....
Robinsons Brewery Reports Turnover and Profit Growth
obinsons Brewery, one of the leading independent brewers and pub operators in the North West, owning over 280 pubs, has increased its turnover during the year ending 31 December 2016 by 7.9%, to £68.3m. Profit before tax was also...
Research shows natural ingredients in beer matter to 88% of consumers
esearch conducted by There’s A Beer For That has shown that consumers are more interested in knowing about the ingredients that go into their beer than other drinks or even their food. Poll results* revealed that whilst...
Hogs Back celebrates 25th birthday
ogs Back Brewery staged a double celebration at its brewery in Tongham, near Farnham recently, marking both its third annual hop harvest and its 25th birthday with a one-day festival attended by more than 1,000 local residents,...
Insight
Visit Britain and England Supporting Pubs
Visit Britain and England supporting pubs by placing links to Stay in a Pub, the website which promotes British pubs to inbound tourists. This action was taken after their research was quoted back to them by Stay in a Pub. This research stated that one of the top...
‘Beer, Beechwoods and Brewing’
‘Beer, Beechwoods and Brewing' by Brakspear takes place Friday 22 September, as part of the Chilterns Walking Festival, sponsored by Brakspear. It is free of charge to walkers, starting and finishing at the Bull on Bell Street in Henley, followed by a free tour of the...
Champion Beer of Britain 2017
The winner of CAMRA's Champion Beer of Britain 2017 has just been announced. Goats Milk, brewed by Church End Brewery, has taken the top gong at the Great British Beer Festival. The Warwickshire brewery, originally located in an old coffin shop, has won on the opening...
CAMRA Urges Tax Break for Pubs
CAMRA urges tax break for pubs by calling on the Government to stop viable community pubs from being driven out of business by introducing a £5,000 annual reduction on their rocketing business rates. Reviews of business rates across England are seeing many pubs hit...
Majority of British Adults Say Beer Duty is Too High
CAMRA is urging the Government to turn back the clock and freeze beer duty once again, as new research confirms that the majority of British adults say beer duty is too high. Research carried out by YouGov[1] has found that 55% of people who expressed an opinion...
Cyclops Moves to Cask Marque
After a successful 10 years of establishing itself as the industry’s preferred tasting note system, Cyclops moves to Cask Marque. David Bremner, Director of Marketing for Robinsons Brewery and one of the founders of Cyclops, explains: “We originally developed Cyclops...
Cask Reports
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians
Cask Champion receives Lifetime achievement award from Parliamentarians. Cask Marque's own Paul Nunny has been honoured by Parliament for his contribution to the beer industry. Paul was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the All Party Parliamentary Beer...
SIBA’s Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF
SIBA's Assured Independent British Craft Brewer Initiative to feature at GBBF. SIBA has announced it will be partnering with CAMRA for this year’s Great British Beer Festival (GBBF) at Olympia London, as part of their continued support for British beer. SIBA’s...
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby
Greene King partners with Gloucester Rugby on a deal that will see the UK brewer and pub retailer become the new Official Ale Partner of the premiership club. Greene King’s association will run for seven seasons from the beginning of the 2017/18 campaign and will...
Fuller’s invests in new robots for cask racking line
Fuller’s invests in new robots for cask racking line, the two new robots have been installed at its brewery in Chiswick, London. The robots have been named after two former Fuller’s team members, Brendan Bray and Richard Keith. The Brendan robot stacks and de-stacks...
Thornbridge plans new cask brew house
Thornbridge plans new cask brew house. Thornbridge brewery is continuing to pursue further investment in expansion as it draws up plans for the next stage of development at its site in Bakewell. Thornbridge CEO, Simon Webster, explains, "Late last summer we made a...
New Chair of Parliamentary Beer Group Elected
New Chair of Parliamentary Beer Group Elected, Mike Wood MP has been elected Chairman at the Inaugural Meeting of the Group in the new Parliament. The previous Chairman, Graham Evans lost his seat in the recent General Election. Mike joined the Beer Group after he...